Conraua

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Conraua
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Model of Conraua goliath
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Clade: Ranoidea
Family: Conrauidae
Dubois, 1992
Genus: Conraua
Nieden, 1908 [1]
Type species
Conraua robusta
Nieden, 1908

Conraua, known as slippery frogs or giant frogs is a genus of large frogs from sub-Saharan Africa. [2] Conraua is the only genus in the family Conrauidae. [3] [4] Alternatively, it may be placed in the family Petropedetidae. [5]

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This genus includes the largest frog of the world, Conraua goliath , which may grow to 32 cm (13 in) in snout–vent length and weigh as much as 3.3 kg (7.3 lb). [5] Four of the seven species in this genus are threatened. [6]

Etymology

The generic name Conraua honours Gustav Conrau, a German trader and labour recruiter in Cameroon who was the collector of the holotype of Conraua robusta , the type species of the genus. [1] [7]

Species

The recognized species are: [2]

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Conraua.

References

  1. 1 2 Nieden, F. (1908). "Die Amphibienfauna von Kamerun ". Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin. 3: 491–518.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Conraua Nieden, 1908". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Conrauidae Dubois, 1992". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Conrauidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  5. 1 2 Vitt, Laurie J.; Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 507.
  6. ↑ IUCN (2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>" . Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Peaker, Malcolm (12 August 2013). "The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians: Where's Conrau?". Zoology Jottings. Retrieved 27 January 2016.


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